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Moment YouTube prankster Tanner Cook's stunt goes badly wrong when shopper he is targeting pulls out a gun and shoots him in the chest
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
But last week, Colie, who has a license to carry a concealed weapon, was found not guilty of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting after he said he was acting in self defense. He was found guilty on a lesser charge of shooting into an occupied dwelling but a judge will hear arguments to set aside this conviction at a hearing next month after his lawyer appealed against it. If found guilty of this lesser firearms count, he faces up to ten years in prison. One of Colie's defense attorneys Adam Pouilliard said that his client felt menaced by the 6 foot 4 inches tall Cook during the confrontation, which was designed to provoke a reaction and to draw viewers to his YouTube channel. He spoke from his hospital bed at the time of the incident and said he was just playing a joke on Colie. 'I was playing a prank and a simple practical joke, and this guy didn't take it very well,' he told WUSA9. Cook also insisted the incident will not deter him from continuing to make videos and has posted three videos since. At a preliminary hearing, sheriff's deputies testified that they were well aware of Cook and have received calls about previous stunts. Cook acknowledged during cross-examination on Tuesday that mall security had tossed him out the day prior to the shooting as he tried to record pranks, and that he was trying to avoid security the day he targeted Colie. Cook said he continues to make the videos, from which he earns $2,000 to $3,000 a month. Posted by: Skidmark 2023-10-02 |
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